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The Country Girl (1982) Online

The Country Girl (1982) Online
Original Title :
The Country Girl
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
1982
Directror :
Gary Halvorson,Michael Montel
Cast :
Faye Dunaway,Dick Van Dyke,Ken Howard
Writer :
Clifford Odets
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.9/10
The Country Girl (1982) Online

Director Bernie Dodd hires alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife Georgia.
Cast overview:
Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway - Georgie Elgin
Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke - Frank Elgin
Ken Howard Ken Howard - Bernie Dodd
George Coe George Coe - Phil Cook
Don Amendolia Don Amendolia - Ralph
Dann Florek Dann Florek - Larry
Harry Groener Harry Groener - Paul Unger
Shannon John Shannon John - Nancy Stoddard

According to Dick Van Dyke in his memoir, he was under the impression that Blythe Danner would play Georgie. According to Van Dyke, Faye Dunaway was "high strung" and ordered his partner, Michelle Triola, off the set.


User reviews

Rindyt

Rindyt

Faye Dunaway's Georgie Elgin is a fine characterization of a very complex character. If your only knowledge of this piece is the film adaptation, you'll find the full play an enlightening experience. (We could only wish that Grace Kelly was given the FULL original script to film, as her portrayal of Georgie is so extraordinary.) If you've seen the film, give yourself a treat, and view this fine production of the full play. It's an opportunity to see Dick Van Dyke in a purely dramatic role, and Ken Howard as the director, Bernie Dodd. Good play, well done!
Jerinovir

Jerinovir

Impressive cast cannot deliver the goods in this television version of the Clifford Odets play about an alcoholic actor trying to make a comeback and start a new life. All three stars do their best, but the 1954 screen version still reigns superior.
Jay

Jay

I saw and enjoyed the 1954 version of Clifford Odets play. They had to make Frank Elgin a singer because the legendary crooner and child beater Bing Crosby played him. I prefer this HBO version because it is more faithful to the play and not as melodramatic as the film. Dick Van Dyke, Ken Howard and Faye Dunaway have to basically carry the whole burden but do a remarkable job. Van Dyke admitted that he was an alcoholic at one point in his life (he didn't take his first drink until he was 29. He said "Jack Daniels became my good friend and then turned on me") I know this may sound strange, but I think that helped him with this type of part. Dick is truly one of our great funnymen. His show is a cultural icon. He is also a fine dramatic actor as well. Its a shame that so few have seen that. He played an alcohlic in a tv film called The Morning After which isn't available anywhere and he played in this film and in the Runner Stumbles, yet where are these films? I think taking the melodrama out made this presentation better. Its a shame it isn't out on video.